How long should your personal statement letter be?

BreeBree

Hey! So, I was wondering is there a length requirement or suggested length for personal statement letters? mine is almost two pages long, is that too long?

DEC_LSAT

depends on if it's interesting .... if it's a lot of fluff then it's too long. If you've only included things that are clearly relevant then it's fine. is it double spaced or single spaced? how many words in total? mine is a little over 1000 words.

Alex

@BreeBree said:
Hey! So, I was wondering is there a length requirement or suggested length for personal statement letters? mine is almost two pages long, is that too long?

2 Pages is the standard. Be sure to double check the schools you're applying to though.

Sprinkles

I'm not sure there's a minimum for schools, David Busis essay was only 450 words for Yale Law for example. Two is perhaps the standard but I've recently heard of a few schools saying they would like a 3-4 pg. statement (UBerkley). So it all comes down to what the schools you're applying to would like to see.

Burt Macklin

David Busis recommend 600-850 words. You can see the notes I took from his webinars in this thread: https://7sage.com/discussion/#/discussion/8187/notes-from-david-s-webinars